CONTENTS
Of the Preliminary Discourse.
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| PART I. | ||
| Introduction. | ||
| Section | ||
| I.—How the Dabistán first became known—its author—the sources of his information | [iii] | |
| II.—Discussion on the Desátir | [xix] | |
| PART II. | ||
| Synopsis of the dynasties, religions, sects, and philosophic opinions treated of in the Dabistán. | ||
| Section | ||
| I.—The first religion—the dynasties of Mahabad, Abad Azar, Shai Abad, Shai Giliv, Shai Mahbad, and Yasan | [lxvi] | |
| II.—The Peshdadian, Kayanian, Ashkanian, and Sassanian dynasties—their religious and political institutions | [lxxvii] | |
| III.—The religion of Zardusht, or Zoroaster | [lxxxiii] | |
| IV.—The religion of the Hindus | [cv] | |
| V.—Retrospect of the Persian and Indian religions | [cxx] | |
| VI.—The religion of the Tabitian (Tibetans) | [cxxv] | |
| VII.—The religion of the Jews | [ibid.] | |
| VIII.—The religion of the Christians | [cxxvi] | |
| IX.—The religion of the Muselmans | [cxxviii] | |
| X.—The religion of the Sadakiahs | [cxli] | |
| XI.—The religion of the Roshenians | [cxlv] | |
| XII.—The religion of the Ilahiahs | [cxlvii] | |
| XIII.—The religion of the Philosophers | [cliii] | |
| XIV.—The religion of the Súfis | [clxix] | |
| XV.—Recapitulation of the Contents of the Dabistán | [ibid.] | |
| PART III. | ||
| Conclusion. | ||
| Section | ||
| I.—General appreciation of the Dabistán and its author | [clxxix] | |
| II.—Notice concerning the printed edition, some manuscripts, and the translations of the Dabistán | [clxxxviii] | |
CONTENTS
Of the Dabistán (vol. I.)
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| Introduction of the Author | [1] |
| CHAPTER I. | |
| Of the religion of the Parsian | [4] |
| Section | |
| I.—Tenets and ceremonies observed by the Sipasian and Parsian | [5] |
| Description of the worship rendered to the seven planets, according to the Sipasian faith | [35] |
| II.—Description of the Sipasian sect | [87] |
| III.—The laws of the Paiman-i-Farhang and the Hirbed Sár | [147] |
| Descriptions of the gradations of Paradise | [150] |
| Description of the infernal regions | [152] |
| IV.—An account of the Jamshapian sect | [193] |
| V.—The Samradian sect | [195] |
| VI.—The tenets of the Khodaiyan | [201] |
| VII.—The system of the Rádián | [ibid.] |
| VIII.—The Shidrangián creed | [203] |
| IX.—The Páikárian creed | [ibid.] |
| X.—The Milánián system | [204] |
| XI.—The system of the followers of Alár | [206] |
| XII.—The Shidanian faith | [207] |
| XIII.—The system of the Akhshiyán sect | [ibid.] |
| XIV.—The followers of Zardusht | [211] |
| Account of the precepts given by Zardusht to the king and all mankind | [260] |
| The Sad-der, or “the hundred gates” of Zardusht | [310] |
| Enumeration of some advantages which arise from the enigmatical forms of the precepts of Zardusht’s followers | [351] |
| Summary of the contents of the Mah-zend | [353] |
| XV.—An account of the tenets held by the followers of Mazdak | [372] |